Bipartisan Bill Proposed to Ban AI Abuse in Political Campaigns
• State lawmakers propose bill to ban misuse of AI in political campaigns and establish fines for violations • Bill draws bipartisan support with nearly 30 Democrat and a handful of Republican co-sponsors • Comes after recent incidents of campaigns using AI to generate deceptive videos and voice recordings • Other states implementing laws against AI "deepfakes" in campaigns, but most only cover period right before election • Bill sponsor calls current lack of guardrails the "wild, wild west"; new law would create essential protections for elections